Election Special: Your questions answered podcastIn the final run up to the election, we answer your questions about everything from borrowing to AI to the part that luck plays in the economy. 27 June 2024
Election Special: The Labour manifesto explained podcastWe discuss the Labour manifesto launched on Thursday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it.14 June 2024
Election Special: The Conservative manifesto explained podcastWe discuss the Conservative manifesto launched on Tuesday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it.12 June 2024
General Election 2024: IFS manifesto analysis event 24 June 2024 IFS researchers and Director Paul Johnson will deliver their analysis of the parties' manifestos at a live-streamed press briefing.
Inaugural IFS postdoc workshop workshop 4 July 2024 This academic workshop on applied public and labour economics will feature presentations by alumni of the IFS postdoc scheme.
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 event 25 July 2024 This online event will present the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK.
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Private pensions explained Explainer We explain how private pensions work in the UK, how pension incomes have changed over time and what 'pension freedoms' mean for pension saving. 6 February 2023
Council and school funding Report After health, funding for Scottish councils is the second largest item in the Scottish Government’s Budget. 3 February 2023
30th percentile monthly rents September 2022 compared to LHA rates 2023–24 for two-bedroom properties Data Item 30th percentile monthly rents September 2022 compared to LHA rates 2023–24 for two-bedroom properties 3 February 2023
A blueprint for a better tax treatment of pensions Report How should pensions be taxed? We propose income tax and National Insurance reforms that would more evenly support pension saving. 6 February 2023
Freezes in housing support widen geographic disparities for low-income renters Comment We examine the impact of the government’s decision to continue the freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates for 2023-24. 3 February 2023
Scottish Government faces major medium- and long-term budget challenges Press Release We show the stark funding challenges facing the Scottish Government and the public services it is responsible for over the next five years and beyond. 26 January 2023
Income tax performance Report This chapter looks at what we know about why Scotland’s tax base has grown more slowly so far since devolution. 26 January 2023
The overall funding outlook Report This chapter looks at the Scottish government's funding outlook in the short term (2022–23 and 2023–24), medium term (2024–25 to 2027–28) and beyond. 26 January 2023
Can higher education policy boost intergenerational mobility? Evidence from an empirical matching model Working Paper We use rich administrative data to estimate a novel two-sided matching model of sorting into field and institution within higher education. 26 January 2023
Labeled loans and human capital investments Working Paper We provide rigorous evidence of the impacts of labelled microcredit on household sanitation investment and borrowing behaviour. 24 January 2023
To invest or not to invest in sanitation: the role of intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power Working Paper We study how intra-household gender differences in perceptions of costs and benefits of sanitation impact investment decisions. 24 January 2023
IFS response to new public finance figures Press Release "At £128 billion, borrowing in the first nine months of the financial year was close to the OBR's November forecast." 24 January 2023
